Sound Blaster Configuration Changes with ATI Stereo FX Board

Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
Article ID: Q85548

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When you start Windows version 3.1 with an ATI Stereo FX Board installed and you are using the Creative Labs Sound Blaster 1.0 Driver, you may receive the following error message:

   A configuration or hardware problem has occurred. Use the Driver
   option in Control Panel to reconfigure the Sound Blaster driver

Attempts to change the Control Panel Setup information for the driver have no effect.

WORKAROUND

Use the RESET.EXE file to reset the Stereo FX Board. The Reset command can be placed in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, run from MS-DOS Prompt under Windows, or added as an icon in your Startup Group.
ATI's Setup program (SPX.EXE) can be used to reset the Stereo FX Board. This can be done as follows:
1. Run SFX.EXE (either outside of Windows, or from the MS-DOS
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      Prompt under Windows).
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2. Select Set Power-up Configuration.
3. Press F10 to save the settings.
4. Press the ESC key.

According to ATI Technologies product support, ATI is aware of the problem.

KBCategory: kbhw kbmm kbsound kb3rdparty kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.1 3.11 reconfigure stereo*fx

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Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
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